Improvement in seed-sower



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' No. 85,383. I Patented Dec. 29,1868.

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JAMVES HOUSE, OF

TURIN, NEW YORK.

Letters Patent No. 85,383, dated December 29, 1868.

IMPROVEMENT IN SEED-SOWER.

The Schedule referred to these Letters Patent and making part of thesame.

To whom it may concern- Be it known that'I, JAMES House, of Turin, Lewiscounty, and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Machinefor Sowing or Scattering Various Kinds of Seeds or Grain upon Landfdnd Ido hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription of the construction and operation of the same, referencebeing bad to the accompanying drawings, making part of thisspecification, in which- Figure 1 is a front perspective view, the toplid being raised, to show interior of hopper. W

Figure 2 is a rear perspective view, showing the seed trough upon theground.

Figure 3 is a-transversc vertical section.

Figure 4 is a vertical section, longitudinally.

In these drawings, A represents 'a hopper, mounted by its front edgeupon the axle-tree V,'being stiffened in its attachment by the rearbraces 4 4, and extending forward, from which axle-tree are the shafts XX, in.which travels the animal. At either end of the axletree are thewheels W W.

Inside, and near the bottom of the hopper, is the shaft B, having itsleft-end bearing permanent in the end of A, while its opposite bearingis in the lever B.

Upon the periphery of the shaft B is secured a wormcoil, and the shaftis furnished with a frictional Wheel, K, upon the outside of the hopper,which is kept in contact with the hub of the right-hand wheel by-Ineansof an elastic cord, T, at the end of the lever B, said cordbeing madefast to the bottom of the back of the hopper by a button.

O D is a movable perforated false bottom, made of two sliding strips, soconstructed and arranged that, by the prongs E 1 projecting throughcorresponding slots in the front of the hopper, the'apeltures maybecompletely regulated and adjusted, or closed entirely.

G is the permanent bottom of the hopper, and has a line of openings, HH, corresponding with those in the slides O D, a larger openingalternating with a smaller on the same line.

Below the permanent bottom G is a second pair of slides, I J,also-perforated like G, and which can be adjusted to suit the varyingsizes of seeds to be sown, by a set-screw, Z, and resting uponcross-pieces at each end, underneath the hopper.

This compound slide I J receives a vibrating motion endwise by a pitman,N, attached to one end of the loop M, connecting the same with one armof the cam Qflvhich has its bearing on a stud made fast to the back ofthe hopper. The opposite arm of the cam Q is furnished with a frictionalpulley, 2.

O is a rod, attached to the opposite end of the loop M, and connectingit with the lower end of the steel spring L, said spring having itsbearing-point and attachment on a stud, 3, on the. back of the hopper.

The outer arm of Q is'made to turn upon a pin in a mortise in the bodyof the cam, and is kept in its normal position by a small spring at theend opposite the frictional pulley, at which point it is also providedwith a stout'cord, P, running to the drivers seat or top.

. Operation. The compound vibrating slide I J being adjusted to 1 thekind of seed or grain to be sown, and the slides O D slides .O D areadjusted, to allow the proper amount of seed or grain to pass through,the cord P released, and the animal started.

A spoke of the wheel coming in contact with the pulley of the arm 2,causes a partial rotation of the cam Q, and in so doing draws the rod Noutward, and

with it the slides I J, thus bringing the o'penings'in the same oppositethose in the bottom, G, and allowing the seed to drop through.

But as thespoke passes'the arm 2, and it is relieved, the slides I J arereturned to their normal position by the action of the springs L, and aseach spoke of the wheel passes the arm 2, the action is repeated, and aconstant vibratory motion thus imparted to the slides.

The periphery of K pressing upon the hub of the opposite motive-wheel,receives motion therefrom, and in turn causes the worm-shaft B torevolve, thus thoroughly stirring the grain in the hopper, and supplyingthe openings through the bottom with seed.

When it is desired to change from one seed to an,- other, or clean themachine, the trough S is made fast to the under side, by slipping itonto the pegs 5 5, and as the seeds drop through they are caughttherein.

In the construction of my machine, I think I have reason to believe thatthere are several devices consti tuting real improvements upon anyseeding-machines heretofore invented, viz, the use of the double slidingfalse bottom, regulating the supply of the grain, the adjustablevibrating slides, and the worm cylinder within the hopper.

Having thus described the construction and operation of my invention,

Vhat I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is this- 1. Theuse of the adjustable false bottom, consisting of the perforated slidesO D.

2. The use of the adjustable slide I J connectingrod N, and can] Q, asherein constructed and shown.

3. The construction and arrangement of the several parts, as herein setforth.

JAMES HOUSE.

'Witnesses:

MARTIN KIND,

J. 0. House.

